Dumfries and Galloway Council

Laura Moodie MSP at the proposed Chapelcross site.

Over 1,000 objections to Scottish AI data centre in just 48 hours

‘World first’ as recycled glass innovation approved for Scottish housing scheme

Lockdown drills are common in US schools

Exclusive Rise of US-style lockdown drills in Scots schools

Government funding for music tuition has been hailed a success - but cash should be ring fenced, a new report says

Exclusive Funding for free school music lessons 'spent on other services'

The horn drinking cup which belonged to poet Robert Burns

Drinking cup raised by Burns returns home from Australia to Ellisland

Ellisland Farm near Dumfries in Dumfries and Galloway

Plans released to restore the only building Robert Burns ever built

Old Bridge House Museum, Dumfries, which dates to the 17th Century, is threatened with closure as Dumfries and Galloway Council considers its budget. PIC: Contributed.

Call to save tiny museum and former ale house linked to Robbie Burns

Campus officers could be removed from Dumfries and Galloway schools

Classroom violence: Police union calls on council to keep campus cops

Reform leader Nigel Farage

Reform narrowly miss out on first election victory in Scotland

The school is teaching pupils to buy and sell meat.

School accused of 'indoctrinating' children through meat sales

Tony Singh, Matt Tebbutt and Julie Lin at this year's Stranraer Oyster Festival

Stranraer Oyster Festival 2025 delivers 'joyous' weekend

A South Tyneside councillor is calling on Stagecoach to rethink proposed changes its bus services.

Almost all Stagecoach services to be axed in this Scottish region

Lincluden Primary School in Dumfries, where the knife was discovered

Police called after child brings knife into primary school

John Fenwick (SWSA Chair), Wendi Cuffe (SWSA trustee), Struan Young, Michael Davitt, Tom Wilson (SWSA instructor), Jenna Hermans and Michael Scanlan of Clark Contracts.

Work starts on £6.7m water sports hub that will transform Scottish port town

Dumfries High School pitch

Milestone reached as new sports pitch opens at Dumfries High School

The Burns Mausoleum in Dumfries gets a contemporary treatment in a light and music show by Northern Lights as part of the Big Burns Supper event this month.

The small Scottish town seizing its big Robert Burns connection

Inside the Burns Mausoleum in Dumfries, which was recently lit up to mark the Big Burns Supper in the town. It was here in 1824 that a group of men entered the crypt to remove the poet's skull to use in a popular scientific experiment of the day.

Robert Burns: The night the poet's skull was taken from his crypt

Plans submitted for a McDonald’s on site of former Scottish hotel

Plans to create a national park in Galloway have proved controversial

New National Park plan poised for referendum amid council concerns

David Muir and Julie Flint-Muir, from Hull, who tied the knot in Gretna Green after being together for 30 years. Picture: Katharine Hay

Enduring allure of marriage at the Scotland-England border

As many as 15 pupils have been withdrawn from Gatehouse Primary by their parents due to the faulty concrete issue. Picture: Michael Gillen

Pupils pulled out of school due to faulty concrete fears

Holiday let owners have campaigned against the licensing legislation. Image: Lisa Ferguson/National World.

Government told to close holiday let loophole as tourists turned away

Morgan Barbour and Freya Pellie are among the performers in Le Haggis, the cabaret show revived for this year's Big Burns Supper festival in Dumfries. Picture: Stuart Walker

Festival aims for permanent cultural hub in town where Burns spent final years

Flooded roads in Whitesands, Dumfries.

Scotland weather: Travel chaos for Hogmanay after downpour

Drivers are facing difficult conditions as water levels rise on the roads.

Transport disruption and floods amid amber and yellow warnings

Community wealth minister Tom Arthur, centre, with members of Midsteeple Quarter, other project funders and contractors in front of the construction site on Dumfries High Street.

More than £7 million secured for project to breathe new life into Dumfries

A rainbow coalition will run the local authority from its HQ in Dumfries

Rainbow coalition takes the reins at Dumfries and Galloway Council

Some schools may be heading back to remote learning due to Covid-19 cases

Staff absences due to Covid could spark return of remote learning, council warns

Banners from protesters outside the Scottish Parliament calling for libraries to be reopened in September. Picture: Lisa Ferguson/JPIMedia

SAVE OUR LIBRARIES PROTEST AT THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

Support our Libraries: 'Concern' over lack of provision in Dumfries and Galloway

Councillors in Dumfries and Galloway have been asked to address a gull “infestation” of “epidemic proportions” in the region, amid a claim that the birds are negatively affecting people’s mental health.

Mental health plea amid gull ‘epidemic’ in Dumfries and Galloway

Covid Scotland: Scottish Primary school closes in just a few days after members of staff test positive for coronavirus

Scottish Primary school closes in just a few days after staff test positive

Scottish flag hanging next to Union Jack

Former SNP councillor switches to Scottish Conservatives

A local lockdown could be introduced in cities and regions which see a spike in the infection rate.

Local lockdowns: What areas in Scotland could extend lockdown

Local spaces should be used where possible to avoid unnecessary travel

Five mile travel limit is lifted in Scotland - but only in some areas

The latest FCO advice states that Brits are still not permitted to travel abroad

When holidays will be allowed in Scotland?

The City of Edinburgh Council has this week announced a proposed
reduction of £0.5m to its funding of instrumental music education in
its schools.

More than 2,000 oppose proposed cuts to Edinburgh school music lessons

Mayor Johnson's failed garden bridge in London cost taxpayers £40 million

Red tape threatens to strangle Boris Johnson’s ‘vanity project’

There are weather warnings for flooding across Scotland. Picture: John Devlin / JPI MEDIA

Scotland weather: Toddler, mother and pensioner rescued after cars get stuck in ...

No pupils - except those of S4 and above who are taking SQA exams in music - will be given instrumental tuition.

Instrument lessons set for axe in Dumfries & Galloway schools

Theautorick could now pave its way onto roads in Southern Scotland, if the licence request is approved by the council.

Scottish tuk-tuk taxi service raises serious safety concerns

The authority claims people's bins are getting too heavy.

Scots council ridiculed after refusing to collect bins for being ‘too heavy’

Dumfries and Galloway Council

Dumfries and Galloway home emergency teams save poor from eviction
Almost 300 hard-pressed local people have been helped out of dilemmas such as being evicted from their homes in the past year by a dedicated team of council emp...

Views were sought on how the council should tackle proverty

Stewartry gets its say on how council tackles poverty

Wigtown Primary where the number of classrooms are being reduced as the town is growing

Anger at plans to reduce Wigtown Primary classroom numbers

The crowded first meeting of the SMART group, pushing the Stranraer waterfront plan forward

Stranraer Waterfront taskforce holds inaugural meeting

Some difficult decisions have been taken at Dumfries and Galloway Council headquarters

Council Tax bills on the rise in Galloway

Happier days when Councillor Nicholson amiably handed over the Labour leadership to Councillor Murray

Former Dumfries and Galloway leader quits party in council budget row

There are plans to erect eight wind turbines and associated buildings at Larbrax.

Larbrax windfarm proposals submitted

There has been a sharp increase in applications for crisis grants

Increased financial demands on D&G Council

The Midsteeple Quarter Project aims to revitalise Dumfries town centre. Photograph: Kirstin McEwan

Tuesday deadline for Dumfries high street buyout

The incident happened at around 10am on Thursday in Dumfries and Galloway. Picture: John Devlin

Girl arrested after boy suffers knife wound at school in Dumfries and Galloway

The Galloway Hoard features more than 100 objects in silver, gold, glass and silk and was found by a metal detectorist in the south of Scotland in 2014. PIC: NMS.

Delight as hoard of Viking-era treasure to 'return home'

Dally Bay is one of the sites which will be included on the Rhins of Galloway Coast Path, encouraging people to explore the area. Picture: contribute

New coastal walking trail to open up scenic southern tip of Scotland

Humza Yousaf has pointed out that diversity training shouldn't be seen as a punishment (Picture: AFP/Getty)

Martyn McLaughlin: Diversity training doesn't cure racism

The annual Moffat Sheep Races have been cancelled after more than 80,000 sign petition.

Moffat sheep races cancelled after 80,000 sign petition

Senior curator Dr Martin Goldberg with an object from the Galloway Hoard.

Viking hoard to go on display in Edinburgh within weeks

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